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TIL that some people have the CCR5 gene and that makes them immune to contract HIV.

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KOLa6 TIL a study has found that people who like bitter foods and drinks are more likely to exhibit psychopathic, antisocial and sadistic personality traits.
JY6n4 TIL that steel forged prior to the 1945 atom bomb explosions is highly sought-after because all steel forged after is ‘contaminated’ with Cobalt-60
QGpM TIL Islam allows slavery, and Muslim societies only began to outlaw it due to Western pressure in the mid 20th century
0dXPp TIL Venus fly traps will grow their own flower stalks long in order to save the pollinator bugs from being trapped and eaten
RnOQ TIL in a CIA program called “Operation Midnight Climax”, Prostitutes were enlisted by the CIA to lure men to ‘safehouses’ in San Francisco where they were administered LSD without their consent. CIA Agents would then watch them have sex with the prostitutes through 2-way mirrors.